[Code 1991, § 6-23]
The Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, promulgated by the state board of housing and community development, as now in force, and all amendments thereto hereafter enacted under the provisions of Code of Virginia, § 36-97 et seq., are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter.
[Code 1991, § 6-25]
The maximum flow and water consumption standards set forth in Section P604.4 of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this article.
[Code 1991, §§ 6-47, 6-50]
A. The City Manager shall have the authority to establish fees for building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire detection and prevention system and sign permits, inspections, and certificates required by the uniform statewide building and fire code, subject to the approval of the City Council. Such fee schedules shall be published in the City administrative manual and shall be available for public inspection in the office of the City Manager or his designee. All changes to such fee schedules shall be approved by resolution of the City Council.
B. A permit to begin work shall not be issued by the Director of Building and Development Services until the fees required by this section have been paid. No amendment to a permit necessitating an additional fee shall be approved until the additional fee has been paid. All fees in such schedules shall be paid to the City Treasurer.
[Code 1991, § 6-51]
The City Manager is authorized and directed, pursuant to Code of Virginia, § 36-137, to collect the levy imposed by the state department of housing and community development on all building permit fees established and collected by the City in accordance with this article. These shall include all fees collected for electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and fire detection and prevention system permits. All monies collected by the City Manager pursuant to this section shall be transmitted quarterly by the City Manager to the state department of housing and community development.